19 May 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

OK, so. Star Trek Into Darkness. Saw it Thursday. And if you haven't seen it by now, you don't really care about it, and so I'll have spoilers here. But they're not a big deal, really.

First off, I chose that photo because Benedict Cumberbatch owns the movie. I love him in Sherlock and he's a pretty slick bad guy. He'd be in good in Marvel movies as a villain. Not that his character here is developed much, but he's just cool. Also, he's Khan. But who cares. It's just a name, really. A name and some slick, long coats. The Khan "reveal" has been rumored for like a year and once it's actually done, you pretty much just go, "So what?" Moving on.

I've seen all of the previous Star Trek movies, but don't remember them much beyond that one about the whales where Spock is playing a boom box on a bus. Or something. I like this cast a lot and they're just as good in this one as the first. Just when I think I like Bones the best I end up liking Scotty the best. The movie feels like a ride at Disney World - in a good way. The kind where you're jostled around and ships crash and explode in front of you. Good fun. There are funny lines and good chemistry amongst the cast.

But there are also plot holes or at least "plot what-the-effs"? Transporters that work only when it's convenient and don't work when the writers didn't want them to. The use of Transporters makes no sense the entire time. It's the kind of thing that didn't bother me til after the movie though. Maybe Transporters are glitchy things. And Spock is a stickler for the rules when it's convenient but he conveniently isn't when something needs to happen.

Again, I don't remember much about the old movies, but things in this movie are switched around. Like, instead of happening to Spock like in the original, they happen to Kirk. It's that whole other-timeline thing that keeps things interesting.

After stewing on it for a few days, it might be just as good as the first one. Maybe the first one seemed better because it was brand new. Oh also - the plot holes. Final rating: not as good as the first, but better than Iron Man 3.